Whether it’s preseason, regular season, or playoffs, it always feels good with the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the rival Ottawa Senators. Better yet, it was a very Marlies heavy roster that tamed Ottawa’s NHL heavy roster on Sunday afternoon.

At any rate, it will get going for real in 16 days when the Leafs host the Canadiens in the season opener. Camp’s only a few days old, but without questions, there’s been tons of positive talk to come out of Leafs camp thus far.

After offering up a bit of a pulse check on the first few days of training camp, we spent some time discussing the life and times of legendary goalie Bernie Parent, who was passed away this weekend. Parent was a Leaf from 1970-1972, but obviously, he will be remembered for his time as a Philadelphia Flyer. He was a great goalie and an even better person. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Parent family.

As mentioned, the Marlies pulled out a 4-3 win in Ottawa to kick off the six game preseason slate. Most importantly, Nick Robertson and Calle Jarnkrok, who could both be fighting for the same roster spot, scored in the impressive victory. Naturally, we talked about the plethora of bubble players and if we see them sticking out. For the record, we both think David Kampf will end up being the odd man out. Meantime, Easton Cowan played just under 15 minutes skating predominantly with Kampf and Robertson. At this point, it would be surprising to see Cowan crack the Leafs roster out of camp. There’s nothing wrong with AHL season. With that in mind, Ben Danford made his preseason debut. Despite taking two penalties, he looked solid, which was great to see.

Unsurprisingly, Morgan Rielly will start the season as Toronto’s first power play quarterback. We debated that polarizing topic and if the Leafs currently possesses a better option for that role. Additionally, we talked some Max Domi. After missing a few days to start camp with a lower body injury, he skated with newcomers Dakota Joshua and Nicolas Roy on Sunday. Is that the best place in the current lineup for Domi? We both think it is. Only time will tell, though.

The next edition of Leafs Morning Take will come your way at 11 AM ET. Join us as we recap Tuesday night’s Leafs/Sens tilt. Plus, we’ll tackle the latest news and notes from practice this week.

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